FITTINGNESS Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

fittingness

noun

Definition of fittingness

as in fitness

the quality or state of being especially suitable or fitting trusted their judgment and didn't have to worry about the fittingness of their choice for a school play

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Noun

The 24-hour fitness center has state-of-the-art machines, and dogs are welcome for a $75 fee per stay.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Sep. 2026
Studies have suggested that these small doses of movements have health benefits, such as improving cardiorespiratory fitness and even reducing the risks of cancer and dementia.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of fitness

Noun

Taylor’s success on its own isn’t enough to redeem this season for the Sky, who haven’t made the playoffs since 2023 and whose relevance slips further with each loss and each draft pick that fails to hit.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
The 90-year-old leader’s popularity at home and relevance abroad have both waned.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of relevance

Noun

The analyst then used the AI to formalize its conclusions into a conventional military intelligence report without double- or triple-checking the validity of its conclusions.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026
On September 25, the blue state AGs have to respond to a motion from red state Iowa and Montana to take the validity of the antitrust suit to the Supreme Court.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of validity

Noun

As many as 11 sketches were removed, including a self-referential skit in which David Mitchell and Robert Webb joked about the appropriateness of Blackface while in Blackface.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
But she’s been persuaded about the appropriateness of projects approved so far.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of appropriateness

Noun

There is a broad debate over the applicability of PNB to modern anti-trust cases, with many legal scholars finding the application of a random number, without any real analysis of the potential harm a merger might cause, to be a fatal flaw.

— Shubha Ghosh, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
The study focused on young, fit, predominantly male participants, which limits its applicability to older or less conditioned groups.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of applicability

Noun

So, despite being able to produce large numbers of the robots, key issues with task learning still limit their usefulness.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
Colleges and universities reconsider the SAT Because of concerns about the usefulness of the SAT in college admissions, around 2000 about 280 colleges and universities moved to make the SAT an optional part of the admissions process.

— Beth Kania-Gosche, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of usefulness

Noun

The environmental impact report approved by the city identified six special-status species present on the site and found another seven species with a high likelihood of being found there, based on the ecosystem and habitat suitability.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Diop questioned the suitability of the traditional private equity model for small African businesses, arguing that the industry’s typical five-year investment horizon often forces exits before companies have fully matured.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of suitability

Noun

It’s since maintained its cultural relevancy, with the artist performing it as part of her DIY pop-up sets, staged from the back of a U-Haul truck.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Since his appointment as creative director of Diesel in 2020, Martens has injected fresh energy and catapulted the brand back on the hype radar, relaunching the pop culture relevancy of the denim label founded by Renzo Rosso in 1978.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of relevancy

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